Sunday, November 9, 2008

Amidst all the election madness, the first bi-racial president, and the marriage and adoption bans along with the wave of protests there is some refreshing news to report for the LGBT community. Silverton, a small town in Oregon with a population of 7,414 has elected Stu Rasmussen the first transgender mayor in the country. Colorado has elected Jared Polis for congress, the first openly gay person to get elected to the house. Kate Brown has become the first openly bisexual to become Oregon's Secretary of State. Barack Obama has opened up the road for blacks to gain positions of power, even as high as the commander in chief! Harvey Milk, Tammy Baldwin, Barney Frank the hero's listed above, and other LGBT icons are paving our way to true equality and government representation.

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Although not a first, it is worth mentioning that the city of Dallas reelected Lupe Valdez as Sheriff of Dallas county. Four years ago she became the first lesbian, first woman, and first latina, to win the position.

Thank you for this post. It is easy to be overwhelmed by all the bad news from Tuesday and all the hate that we are seeing around us. This post is a great reminder that we are making progress! Thanks again.